Wilco is an American alternative rock band based in Chicago, Illinois.
Its name comes from the voice procedure Voice_procedure#Words_in_voice_procedure term "wilco" meaning "will comply."
The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo following singer Jay Farrar's departure. Wilco's lineup has changed frequently, with only singer Jeff Tweedy and bassist John Stirratt remaining from the... [read more] - ELT
I, I shouldve been listeningTo every word you saidOh, what have I been missingWishing, wishing that you were deadI didn't mean to be so disturbingSo far from homeOh, what have I been learningBy being all aloneEvery...
- Pieholden Suite
Theres a whisperI would like to breatheInto your earBut I'm too scaredTo get that closeTo you right nowThere are dreamsWe might have sharedAnd I still careAnd I still love youBut you know how Ive been untrueIn the...
- My Darling
Go back to sleep nowMy darlinAnd I'll keep all the bad dreams awayBreathe now, think sweet thingsAnd I'll think of all the right words to sayBecause we made youMy darlinWith the love in each of our heartsWe were a...
- A Shot In The Arm
The ashtray saysYou were up all nightWhen you went to bedWith your darkest mindYour pillow weptAnd covered your eyesAnd you finally sleptWhile the sun caught fireYou've changedWe fell in loveIn the key of CWe walked...
- Can't Stand It
The way things goYou get so lowStruggle to find your skinHey hoLook out belowYour prayers will never be answered againPhones still ringAnd singers singSpeakers are speaking in codeWhat nowWell anyhowOur prayers will...
- Nothingsevergonnastandinmyway (Again)
Well find a way regardlessTo make some sense out of this messWell, It's a test, but I believeA kiss is all we needAll the above for being in loveShouldnt that alone be enoughOh, It's tough when loves a weedIt grows...
- In A Future Age
GenuineDay will comeWhen the windDecides to runAnd shakes the stairsThat stab the wallAnd turns the pageIn a future ageSome trees will bendAnd some will fallBut then againSo will us allLets turn our prayersInto...
- She's A Jar
She's a jarWith a heavy lidMy pop quiz kidA sleepy kisserA pretty warWith feelings hidShe begs me not to miss herShe says foreverTo light a fuseWe could useA hand full of wheelAnd a day offAnd a bruised roadHowever...
- Via Chicago
I dreamed about killing you again last nightAnd it felt alright to meDying on the banks of Embarcadero skiesI sat and watched you bleedBuried you alive in a fireworks displayRaining down on meYou cold, hot blood ran...
- We're Just Friends
Over and over and over againI say that were just friendsForget the implicationsInfatuations endIf loves so easy, why is it hardI can't imagine ever being apartI'll come back to youItd be brand newBut I promiseWe're...
- Candyfloss
I'm the boy that looks excitedI'm the boy thats gonna fall apartCandyfloss, I lie to myselfI'm the boy that eats his heart outI know I should be more carefulI know I should watch where Ive beenCandyfloss and shes a...
- When You Wake Up Feeling Old
When you wake upFeelin oldAt this piano filled with soulsSome strange purseStuffed nervous with goldCan you be where you want to be?Walk down any streetYou can findLook at any clock telling timeSing some strange...
- Summer Teeth
Like a cloud his fingers explodeOn the typewriter ribbon, the shadow growsHis hearts in a bowl behind the bankAnd every evening when he get homeTo make his supper and eat it aloneHis black shirt criesWhile his shoes...
- I'm Always In Love
Why, I wonder, is my heart full of holesAnd the feeling goes but my hair keeps growingWill I set the sunOn a big-wheeled wagonI'm braggingI'm always in loveWhen I let go of your throat-sweet throttleWhen I clean the...
- What's The World Got In Store
Close your eyes and go to sleep, babyTake your head off your feet, honeyCause you've been working hard and I know you're tiredYou been trying hard not to think I'm a liarWhat's the world got in store?What's the world...
- Sunken Treasure
There's rows and rows of housesWith windows painted blueWith the light from a TVRunning parallel to youBut there is no sunken treasureRumored to beWrapped inside my ribsIn a sea black with inkI am soOut of tuneWith...
- Say You Miss Me
I've been sleeping alone, out on my ownI'm sure it seems like I'm taking my time to get back to youYou've been doing your part, working real hardI'm not lying, sure it seems like I'm trying to get back at youDo you...
- Kingpin
I wanna be your kingpinLiving in PekinI wanna be your bigwigLiving in PekinI got the flu and away I flewNYC, pediate blueDimetapp and spinal tapCity maps and hand clapsStatue of Liberty playIt only works onceDon't...
- Hotel Arizona
Hotel in ArizonaMade us all want to feel like starsRental cars with tinted windowsLeave another number for meAnd even if I make it throughThat's just something that I have to get used toThat's just something I have to...
- Far Far Away
Far, far awayFrom those city lightsThat might be shining on you tonightFar, far away from youOn the dark side of the moonI long to hold you in my arms and swayKiss and ride on the CTAI need to see you tonightAnd those...
- Red-Eyed And Blue
We've got solid-state technologyTapes on the floorSome songs we can't afford to playWhen we came here todayAll I wanted to sayIs how much I miss youAlcohol and cotton ballsAnd some drugsWe can afford on the wayWhen we...
- Outtasite (Outta Mind)
I know we don't talk much but you're but you're such a good talker,oh-whoaWell I know we should take a walk but y'er such a fast walker, oh-whoa,well alrightI know where I'll be tonight, alrightOutta mind outta...
- Dreamer In My Dreams
Well there's a dreamer in my dreamsSwinging from the beamsWith light shining off the snowWell there's a singer in my heartBurning up my chartsWith songs about things we all knowWell there's a blister on his...
- The Lonely One
After the showYou walked right pastArms reached outFor your autographAnd as you flashedYour backstage passI caught your eyeWith a camera's flashWhen the band came outThey stood behind youCymbals crashedThe lights went...
- Someday Soon
Wind will blow and the sun will shineOn that hill where we used to climbI look in your eyes and you'll be mineSomeday soonI won't even make a sceneThat will be just like a dreamCash is gonna flow down by the old...
- Misunderstood
When you're back in your old neighborhoodThe cigarettes taste so goodBut you're so misunderstoodYou're so misunderstoodThere's something there that you can't findYou look honest when you're telling a lieYou hurt her...
- Someone Else's Song
Well I can't tell you anythingYou don't already knowI keep on tryingI should just let it goI keep on singingYour eyes, they just rollIt sounds like someone else's songFrom a long time agoYou already know the storyAnd...
- Outtamind (Outta Sight)
Well I know we don't talk muchBut you're such a good talkerOoh, whoaWell I know that we should take a walkBut you're such a fast walker, oh-whoaWell alrightI know where I'll be tonight, well alrightOutta mind outta...
- Forget The Flowers
You're trying my patience, try pink carnationsRed roses and yellow daffodilsDon't forget the flowers, someday, I know you willDisplayers of affection and all good intentions,Why don't you just send me the billDon't...
- Monday
Choo-choo Charlie had a plenty good band but he couldn't understand why noone would goA world record players on a tour of Japan, Charlie fixin' his van with theleft arm tanHe saidMonday, I'm all high, get me out of...
- Why Would You Wanna Live
It's all happened here beforeI know you've seen it tooI know you've seen it tooAnd it's all happened to youKid you've paid your duesDues and duesWhyWould youWanna liveIn this world?WhyWould youWanna liveIn this...
- (Was I) In Your Dreams
Was I in your dreamsI'd like to knowDid I touch your hand and did it feel like snow?Try to understand while I've got you on the phoneDid I hurt you like I know I can?Tell me why you'd ever want to leave your loving...
- I Got You (At The End Of The Century)
got you and it's all I need (x3)I got youI got you and I still believeThat you're all that I'll ever needIt's youAllAll the way back in the seventiesYou were my little t.v. queenY'er tarzan and friend JanineI got youI...
- No
Tendré que abrir los ojos para olvidartete quedaste en pasado y es asÃÂqué pena que te fueras sin dejar florespara ayudarme un poco a sobrevivir y ser tan bella como tú, moverme como...
- I Must Be High
You always wanted more time,To do what you always wanted to doNow you got itAnd I, I must be high,To say goodbyeBye bye byeYou never said you needed thisAnd you're pissed that you missed the very last kiss,From my...
- Maldita Primavera
Fue mas o menos asÃÂ,vino blanco noches,viejas canciones ,y se reÃÂa de mi ,dulce embustera la maldita primavera,que queda de un sueño ***o si,derrepente me despierto,y te has ido siento el vacio...
- Respiro
Haz que yo sepa pronto tu mundo interior, hazme parar el tiempo que mueve a los dos, deja que sea un respiro hasta que seas tú, de mis abrazos presa para no separarnos más.Yo querré, que en mi...
- Casino Queen
Well the money's pouring downAnd the people all look downAnd it's floating out of townI hit the second deck And I spent my paycheckAnd my wife that I just metShe's looking like a wreckCasino QueenMy lord you're...
- Box Full Of Letters
Got a box full of letters,Think you might like to readSome things that you might like to see,But they're all addressed to meWish I had a lotta answers,'Cause that's the way it should beFor all these questions,Being...
- Shouldn't Be Ashamed
To live without a savior, answer to his name,Shouldn't be afraid, shouldn't be ashamedLike a kid behind the counter remembering your name,Shouldn't be afraid, shouldn't be ashamedIf it's not like I told you, then it's...
- Procuro Olvidarte
Procuro olvidarte, siguiendo la ruta de un pajaro heridoprocuro alejarme, de aquellos lugares donde nos quisimosme enredo en amores, sin ganas ni fuerzas por ver si te olvidoy llega la noche, y de nuevo comprendoque...
- Too Far Apart
You came to meet me out on the lineYou couldn't believe I was feeling fineWhen I really needed you, you were gone;So longWe were too far apart,Right from the startI couldn't be any closer to you nowIs it really punk...
- Sinceridad
Cada mañana como un soplo se vay llega el atardecer,por donde subo al desvan y tu piella noche se apodera de la ciudad y nos quedamos tu y yojugando con el azar y el amor.sinceridad en tus ojos cuando miran...
- Vivir Asi Es Morir De Amor
Siempre me traiciona la razony me domina el corazonno se luchar contra el amorsiempre me voy a enamorarde quien de mi no se enamoraes por eso que mi alma lloray ya no puedo mas,ya no puedo massiempre se repite la...
- Blue Eyed Soul
You've got a blue-eyed soul,And if you don't let it show,It'll leave you, you won't even know,Without your blue-eyed soulCan you keep it simple? Can you let the snare crack?Can you let it move without holding back?Are...
- Dash 7
Dash 7 in the air,Dropped to the sun alone,Jets humI wish that I was still there,Props not a jet, alone,Where the sun doesn't come downBecause I've found the way those engines sound,Will make it kiss the ground,When...
- Tu Y Yo
A ti, a tu belleza tan particular, a esa manera turbia de mirar, a tus mentiras y a tu gran verdad, tu verdada ti, a lo que fuiste y a lo que ser?s, a tus secretos y tu intimidad, a tu pasado so?ador, tu presente...
- Passenger Side
Hey, wake up, your eyes weren't open wideFor the last couple of miles you've been swerving from side to sideYou're gonna make me spill my beer,If you don't learn how to steerPassenger side, passenger side,I don't like...
- Venus Stopped The Train
Venus stopped the trainWhile the brakeman lost his placeSatellites were spinningIn outer spaceThey televised her feelingsWhile the lightThe light struck terrorI kept my distanceBecause she fell in love with...
- California Stars
I'd like to rest my heavy head tonight On a bed of California stars I'd like to lay my weary bones tonight On a bed of California stars I'd love to feel Your hand touching mine And tell me why I must keep working on...
- I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
I am an American aquarium drinkerI assassin down the avenueI'm hiding out in the big city blinkingWhat was I thinking when I let go of you?Let's forget about the tongue-tied lightningLet's undress just like cross-eyed...
- Heavy Metal Drummer
I sincerely miss those heavy metal bandsI used to go see on the landing in the summerShe fell in love with the drummerShe fell in love with the drummerShe fell in loveShiny, shiny pants and bleach-blond hair A double...
- Pot Kettle Black
Crazy rides rocketsWho has a magic wandEmpty out your pocketsWords without a songI myself have found a real rival in myselfI am hoping for a re-arrival of my healthSleeping eye socketsBaby suck your thumbI'll keep you...
- War On War
It's a war on warIt's a war on warIt's a war on warIt's a war on warIt's a war on warIt's a war on warIt's a war on warThere's a war onYou're gonna loseYou have to loseYou have to learn how to dieJust watching the...
- I'm The Man Who Loves You
All I can see is black and whiteand white and pink with blades of bluethat lay between the words I thinkon a page I was meaning to send herYou I couldn't tell if it bring my heartthe way I wanted when I startedwriting...
- Kamera
I need a camera to my eyeTo my eye, remindingWhich lies I have been hidingwhich echoes belongI've counted out daysto see how farI've driven in the darkwith echoes in my heartPhone my family, tell them I'm lost on the...
- Camera
I need a camera to my eyeTo my eye, remindingWhich lies I have been hidingwhich echoes belongI've counted out daysto see how farI've driven in the darkwith echoes in my heartPhone my family, tell them I'm loston the...
- Reservations
How can I convince you it's me I don't likeWhen I've always been distantand I've always told lies for loveI'm bound by these choices so hard to makeI'm bound by the feeling so easy to fakeNone of this is real enough...
- Poor Places
It's my father's voice dreaming ofSailors sailing off in the morningfor the air-conditioned roomsat the top of the stairsHis jaw's been brokenhis bandage is wrapped too tighthis fangs have been pulledand i really want...
- Jesus, Etc.
Jesus, don't cryYou can rely on me, honeyYou can combine anything you wantI'll be aroundYou were right about the starsEach one is a setting sunTall buildings shakeVoices escape singing sad sad songstuned to chords...
- Ashes Of American Flags
The cash machine is blue and greenFor a bundle of twenties and a small service feeI could spend three dollars and sixty-three centsOn Diet Coca-Cola and unlit cigarettesI wonder why we listen to poets when nobody...
- Radio Cure
Cheer up, honey, I hope you canThere is something wrong with meMy mind is filled with silvery starsHoney, kisses, clouds of fogShoulders shrugging offCheer up, honey, I hope you canThere is something wrong wit h meMy...
- Walt Whitman's Niece
Last night or the night before that,I won't say which nightA seaman friend of mine,I'll not say which seaman,Walked up to a big old building,I won't say which building,And would have not walked up the stairs,Not to...
- One By One
One by one the teardrops fall as I write youOne by one my words come falling on the pageOne by one my dreams are fading in the twilightOne by one my schemes are fading fast awayOne by one the flowers fading in my...
- Airline To Heaven
There's an airline planeFlies to heaven everydayPast the pearly gatesIf you want to ride this trainHave your ticket in your handBefore it is too lateIf the world looks wrongAnd your money's spent and goneAnd your...
- Muzzle Of Bees
There's a random painted highwayAnd a muzzle of beesMy sleeves have come unstitched From climbing your treeAnd dogs laugh, some say they're barkingI don't think they're meanSome people get so frightened Of the fences...
- Hell Is Chrome
When the devil cameHe was not redHe was chrome and he saidCome with meYou must goSo I wentWhere everything was cleanSo precise and toweringI was welcomedWith open armsI received so much help in every wayI felt no...
- Handshake Drugs
I was chewin' gum for something to do The blinds were being pulled down on the dew Inside, out of love, what a laugh I was looking for you Saxophones started blowing me down I was buried in sound Taxicabs were driving...
- Late Greats
The greatest lost track of all time:The Late Greats' "Turpentine"You can't hear it on the radioYou can't hear it anywhere you goThe best band will never get signedK-Settes starring Butcher's BlindAre so good, you...
- I'm A Wheel
Oh, hold onYou risk exciting meOnce in Germany someone said nein1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9Oh, hold backOh, don't invite me1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9Once in Germany someone said neinI'm a wheelI willTurn on youOh, I invented a...
- Wishful Thinking
Fill up your mind with all it can knowDon't forget that your body will let it all goFill up your mind with all it can knowWhat would we be without wishful thinkingChambers of chainsWith red plastic mouthsThe inside of...
- Spiders (Kidsmoke)
Spiders are singing in the salty breezeSpiders are filling out tax returnsSpinning out webs of deductions and melodiesOn a private beach in MichiganWhy can't they wish their kisses goodWhy do they miss when their...
- Theologians
TheologiansThey don't know nothingAbout my soulAbout my soulI'm an oceanAn abyss in motionSlow motionSlow motionInlitterati lumen fideiGod is with us everydayThat illiterate lightIs with us every nightTheologiansThat...
- Hummingbird
His goal in life was to be an echoRiding alone, town after town, toll after tollA fixed bayonet through the great southwest to forget herShe appears in his dreamsBut in his car and in his armsA dream can mean...
- Less Than You Think
Your mind's a machineIt's deadly and dullIt's never been still and its will Has never been freeLightly tapping A high-pitched drumAs your spine starts to shineYou shiver at your soulA fist so clear and climbingPunches...
- Company In My Back
I attack with love, pure bug beauty I curl my lips and crawl up to youI attack with love, pure bug beauty I curl my lips and crawl up to you And your afternoon And I've been puking I move so slow, a steady crushing...
- At Least That's What You Said
When I sat down on the bed next to you You started to cry I said, maybe if I leave, you'll want me To come back home Or maybe all you mean, is leave me alone At least that's what you said You're irresistible when you...
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